game-apparatus



Sept. 26, 1933.

M. G. POOL GAME APPARATUS Filed May 25, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 l tg z.

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xidarm'rz aailfbal' value of the latter made Patented Sept. 1933 GAME APPARATUS Marvin Gail Peel, Valparaiso, End.

Application May 25, 1931. Serial No. 539,937

9 Claims. (01. era-144) This invention relates to a game apparatus, and has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an apparatus of the class referred to having as elements thereof player pieces for controlling its operation and with the apparatus so constructed and arranged to provide for the playing of an amusing game of aggregated values. I

A further'object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a game apparatus including a series of normally concealed, differently designating values, points or score indicators capable of being independently released, for vision thereof oneach play to indicate the by a player during the playing of the game. I

Further objects of the invention are to'provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a player piece controlled game apparatus which is comparatively simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, com-pact, amusing whenused, readily assembled and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture. I

With the foregoing andother objects inview, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of, parts as hereinafter more specifically described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.-

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figurel is a front elevation of a game apparatus in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation.

Figure 4 is a section on line i4 Figure3.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a section on line 66 Figure 1 upon an enlarged scale.

Figure 7 is a section on line7-7 Figure 6.

Figured is a section on line 88 Figure 6.

Figure 9 is an elevation of the form ofvalue, point or score indicators employed. 1 5

Figure 10 is a vertical sectional view'of the apparatus. I

Figure 11 is a section on line 11--11 Figure 6.

Figure 12 is a fragmentary view in section illustrating the chute for the player pieces.

Figure 13 is a section on line 13-13 Figure 6.

Figure 1% is a view of the form of player piece a employed. 7 g it I victor.

'posure in a manner as hereinafter referred to.

The apparatus includes a series of player pieces of circular disc like form anda series of normally concealed value, point or score indicators. The player pieces will be hereinafter reierred'to as checks. The value, point orscore indicators Will be hereinafter referred to as indicators. "Each indicator is of globular form and provided with a number to indicate the value, point or score made by a player on a play and such value, pointer score is obtained when the indicator is released for vision thereof. Each indicator is of a diiierent value. The player pieces control the release of the indicators.

The game played is termed a game of aggregated values. Each player will be allotted a like number of checks, byway of example, five, and preferably the game will be played by two players. The player inserts a check inthe apparatus and which when inserted permits of the operation by the player of an indicator release mechanism causing the value or" anindicator being viewed and the value is then scored by the player. The other player inserts one of his checks in the apparatus, operates the indicator release mechanism causing the value of, anindicator being viewed and the value thereof is then scored. After the last check hasbeen played by each player, the values scored by each player are aggregated and the player having the greater value total is the The form of check or .player piece employed is shown by Figure 14 and it consists of a circular disc 1 or" the desired thickness and diameter.

.The form of value, point or score indicator employed is shown'in Figure 9 and it consists of a globular body or ball 2 provided with a plurality of suitably arranged value indicating means; as shown in the form of spaced, like numbers and further to enable the value of the indicator to be readily seen by a player when the indicator is exposed. Any desired number of indicators may be employed and theyare normally concealed from a player and successively released for ex- The apparatus includes a housing formed of a base i, a front wall consisting of a fixed upper and a fixed lower section 5, 6 respectively, a pair 1 of side walls '2. 8, a rear wall formed of a stationary upper and a removable lower section 9, 10 respectively and a top ,11. The section 6 inclines rearwardly from the upper end of section 5 of the front wall. The sections 5, 6 have inwardly extending apertured ears 12 positioned against the inner faces of the side walls 7, 8. Holdfast devices 13 extend through the side walls and the ears 12 1 into the slot.

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for detachably connecting the sections 5,6 in

position. The rear wall section 9 is slidably moruited in grooves 14 formed in the inner faces of the side walls. The section 9 has laterally extending tongues 9 which extend into the grooves 14. The side walls '1, 8 are mortised in the base 4 as at 15. The top 11 is formed with depending apertured ears 15 positioned against the inner faces of the side walls 7, 8 and holdfast devices 16 coast with the ears 15 for detachably securing the top 11 in position. The top 11 when mounted in position abuts the top edge of the section 6 of the front wall. I

The section 5 of the front wall near its top and at one side thereof is formed with a slot 17 having a beveled lower wall, a circulating opening ls'below the slot 17 and a rectangular slot 19 below the opening 18. Formed integral with the outer face of the section 5 and bordering the ends of the slots 17 and 19 is a pair of spaced, triangular shaped side wall forming members 21 connected together at their outer ends by a front wall forming member 22. The members 21 have grooves 23 in their inner faces near the top thereof and inwardly extending flanges 24 at the bottom thereof. The member 22is inwardly flanged at its top and bottom as at 25, 26 respectively. Mounted in the grooves 23 of the members 21 and abutting the member 22 belowits top flange 25 is an upwardly inclined transparent member or sight glass 2'? which has its upper end extended through slot 1? and seated on the beveled lower wall of the latter. A retaining member 28 is mounted in slot 17 for the upper end of glass 27. Seated on flange. 26, pivotally connected at its forward end, as at 29 to members 21, extending rearwardly through slot 19 at a downward inclination is a shiftable retaining lever 30 for releasing an exposed indicator from exposed position. The members 21, 22, the lever 30, a part of section 5 and the glass a? provides a receiving compartment, chamber or receptacle 31 for exposing a released indicator to permit of the value of such indicator being ascertained. The glass 27 forms the top wall of the exposure compartment 31 for the indicator. The lever 30 forms the bottom of the compartment and normally retains the indicator therein so that its value can be readily determined through the glass 27. The lever is shifted in a manner to be hereinafter referred to to provide for the discharge by gravity of the exposed indicator from compartment 31. The opening 18 is an entrance for compartment 31 and the slot 19 provides the outlet thereof. The lever 30 normally functions to prevent the discharge of the indicator and when in normal position is side thereof is formed with a check entrance slot 32 and directly below such slot 32 with a guide flange 33 to facilitate the entrance of the checks Positioned against, as well as being fixedly secured to the inner face of wall '2' is a check chute which registers at its upper end with slot 32 and extends at a downward inclination from the lat ter. The chute includes a top plate 34 and a vbottom plate 35, the latter being formed with a vide in connection with the grooove 36 a check passage. The bottom wall of grove 36 in proximity to its lower end is formed with a recess 38 having beveled walls. The top plate 34 has its lower portion provided with a rectangular cutout 39 which extends lengthwise thereof and which constitutes a clearance for a purpose to be hereinafter referred to. The lower portion of the check passage is of a size to frictionally retain the check 1, that is to say the thickness of the check 1 relative to the area of the lower portion of the check passage is such that it provides for the top and bottom walls of the latter to ar rest the travel of the check and to retain it in a position to extend slightly over the lower portion of recess 38 for a purpose to be presently referred to. The plate carries a depending reinforced supporting web 40 which is fixedly secured by the holdfast devices 31 to the wall 7. The manner in which the check 1 is discharged from the check passage will be hereinafter referred to.

The side wall 7 is formed with an opening 42 which is closed by a transparent member or sight glass 43.

Extending into the side wall '2' and abutting the sight glass 4-3 is a casting comprising a pair of side walls as, 44, a rear wall 45 inclining from its top to its bottom in a direction towards the wall 7 and a pair of apertured cars 46 through which extend holdfast devices 47 for securing the casting to the wall l. Positioned within the lower portion of the-casting and pivotally connected therewith, as at 48 is a pivoted closure 19 which functions to normally close the bottom portion of the casting. The pivoted closure 48 has a rearwardly directed arm 50 formed with a bifurcated rear end 51. The casting, in connection with sight glass 43 and pivoted closure 49 provides an open top and transparent front check receiving receptacle having a dumping bottom. Positioned in the bifurcated rear end 51 of the arm 50 is a pivot 52 for the lower end of a shifting arm 53 for the closure 49. The closure 49 is shifted to open position against the action of a controlling spring 54 therefor. The spring has its upper end connected to the top of the wall 45 and its lower end to the pivot 52. The means for shifting the arm 53 will be presently referred to. The receptacle is positioned in .a manner whereby the side wall 44 will be arranged directly below the lower end of the check chute. The check 1 is kicked from the check chute into the receiving receptacle to enable one to see through the medium of the glass 43 whether the check has passed from the chute or not.

Arranged within the upper portion of the housing and mounted on supports 55 secured to the inner face of the walls 7, 8 is a hopper 56, provided with an eccentrically disposed opening 57 and a depending collar 58 forming a continua- 61 and said arm is also formed with an opening 62wln'ch communicates with an indicator passage 63 provided by a trough like extension 6 which is integral with and projects from the arm 59. The bottom of the passage 63 at its outer end is formed with a discharge opening 65. The

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arm 59 is furthermore formed with a vertically disposed stub shaft 66 which extends above the boss 61; The arm 60 is fixedly secured to the wall 8 by the holdfast devices 67. Thear1n'59 extends to a position below and spaced from the collar 58. g f I Mounted on the boss 61 is a vertically disposed oscillatory element 68 forsuccessively releasing the indicators 1 frorn'the hopper 56. The element 68 includes an annular body part 69 which gradually increases in height from one side to the opposite side thereof and is formed with an annular peripheral shoulder 70." The body part 69 partially extends up into the collar 58 and the latter has its lower edge seated against shoulder 70. Formed integral with and disposed centrally with respect to the top of, body part 69 is a vertically disposed extension 71 of circular cross secthe groove 73 through the bottom of the latter.

The bottom of groove 73 inclines downwardly to.- wards opening 74. The extension 71 has a centrally arranged depending portion 75 which extends to the boss 61 and is formed with asocket 76 into which extends the stub shaft 66. The body part 69 and portion 75'shift uponthe boss 61. The body part 69 is formedwith a radially disposed arm 77 having a vertical opening'78.

The element168 is spring controlled and the controlling spring therefor will be presently referred to; The opening 62 formedin the arm 59 is partly closed by the body part 69 (of the element 68 when the latter is in normal, position. When the element 68 is shifted in one direction the opening 74 isadapted to register with theiopen- 5 ing 62 whereby an indicator willpass through the registering openings into the passage 63 and be dischargedfrom such passage 63 through the, opening 75 into a transferring elei nent to be presently referred to. C i

J ournaled in the wall 8 and extending through and projecting from the wall 7-of the housing is a rock shaft 79 having fixed thereto and bodily moving therewith an indicator transferring element referred to generally at 80. -The element 80 consists of a circular body portion 81 provided with a radially disposed socket 82 opening at the edge of the latter and adapted to register withopening 65 for the purpose of receiving the released indicator from the passage 63. The

' transferring element 80 is arranged over an indicator conducting element 83 and thelatter is adapted to receive the indicator from the element 80. The element 83 is inclined downwardly in a direction towards wall 8, is formed of trough like body part at and integral with the its rear endattached as at. 86 to a rearwardly extending and upwardly inclined. controlling check receiving receptacle.

spring Bland the latter having its upper end fixed, as at 88 to the wall 8. The spring 87 is common to the shaft 79 and element 68, as well as certain of the other elements of the apparatus which are carried by theshaft 79. Fixed to the shaft 79, in proximity to the arm is a crank member 89 of yoke shaped form and in which is pivotally connected, as 99, an angle shaped reeniber s il formed of a leg 91 and a foot 9 Thefoot 92 in proximity to one "thereof is provided with a shouldered heel 93 and at its other end with a depending toe e4. Attached to the leg 91 and coupled witthe plate 34 is a controlling spring 95'for the r ember '99. The foot 92 of member 90 acts to tor kick check 1 from th portion of the check chute. When the Ch:Ck is not the chute the heel 93 engages in the recess 38 and locks the mechanism from action. The downward movement of the member 99 is arrested when check 1 is in the position shownin Figure 12. When the downward movement of member 90 is arrested by check 1, the heel 93 engages the upper edge portion and'the toe 9d the lower edge portion of check 1. When the member 90 moves to normal position, which is as shown in Figure 11, the'heel 93 kicks or shifts check ,1 out of the check chute into the The cutout 39 provides a clearance for the foot 92 when the latter moves towards the check chute. is not in the check passage the heel .93 will enter recess 39 and in connection with the walls of the latter lock the apparatus. If check 1 is in the lower portion of the; check passage, then the downward movement of member 99 is arrested and theheel cannot enter recess 88 and theapparatus will be set for the purpose of releasing an'indicator from the hopper on the next play. The means or mechanism for operating the arm 53 for the purpose of rocking the closure i9 1:

front wall. The rear end of link 96 is forked as .L T

at 99 and pivotally connected as at 190 to the upper end of arm 53. Pivotally connected as at 191 to the link 96 is the forked lower end 102 of, a shifting member .193 for the link 95. The

member 103 is shouldered, as at 194 and the i..'

shoulder 194 is engaged by the base 105 of a yoke shaped crank member 166 clamped to the shaft ,79- and between which the upper end of the member 193 extends. The member 103 is spring controlled and its controlling spring is indicated .1?

at 197. The spring 197 has-one end attached to the section 5 of the front and its other end at tachedto the member 108 in proximity to the shoulder 104 thereof. When the shaft 79 is shifted in a clockwise direction, the base of the l1.

crank 106 shifts the upper portion of member 193 downwardly which in turn elevates the link 96, the latter carrying the arm 53 therewith, the arm 53 will open the bottom of the check receptacle and provide for the discharge of the check therefrom. 7 When the shaft 79 is moving in a clockwise direction the locking member 99 is moved downwardly simultaneously with the shifting .of the upper portion of the member 193 downwardly. g i Depending from the outer end of arm 77 is a yoke 198 formed with an arm 199 which extends up through the opening 78 and is connected with arm 7'] by apin 110. Pivotally connected to the yoke 108 is the'rear end ofa pull rod 111. Fixed When check 1 i to the shaft 79 is an upstanding crank arm 112 having a forked upper end 113 to which the forward end of pull rod 111 is pivotally connected as at 11 1-. a

The normal position of element 68 is as shown in Figure 6 and when shaft '79 is moved in a clockwise direction the openings 62 and '74 will register to p rmit of the release of an indicator from the hopper. When shaft '79 is moved by the action of its controlling spring in an anti-clockwise direction the element 68 will assume the position shown in Figure 6 that is there, is a check 1 in the lower portion of the check passage. If there is no check 1 in the lower portion of the check passage, then the locking member will engage in the recess 38 and prevent the return of the mechanism to normal position, under such conditions locking the machine from further action and prevent a continuance of the game.

After the indicator has passed into its receiving chamber or compartment, and another play is made and such play being the insertion of the check and the shifting of the rock shaft in a clockwise direction and on such operation of the shaft, the indicator will be discharged from its receiving chamber or compartment due to the shifting of the lever 30 from the position shown in Figure 7 to permit of the indicator passing into the housing through the outlet 19. The lever 30 is operated by a link 115 pivoted at its lower end to the innerend of lever 30 and at its upper end to a crank arm 115 carried by the shaft 79.

Connected to that end or" the shaft 79 which projects from the side wall '7 of the housing is a lever handle 11'! which is disposed at an outward inclination from its lower to its upper end with respect to the housing. Secured to the wall 7 is a stop 118 for arresting the inward shift of the,

handle 117, the latter being formed with a lug 119 which is adapted to abut the stop 118.

The section 10 of the back wall carries a key operated lock 118' and the locking bolt 119 of the latter is adapted to engage in a socket 120 formed in the rear of the base 4 to lock section 10 in closed position.

Secured upon the upper face of base 4 at the rear thereof is a pair of spaced abutments 121 to arrest the inward shift of the lower portion of section 10. The top of section 10 has a pair of upstanding, spaced offset flanges 122 and the bottom of section 9 has a depending ofiset flange- SSO- , tion 10 enables access to be had to the interior of Gil indicators extending the housing. 7

The exposed indicators and the inserted checks are discharged into the lower portion of the housing.

What I claim is:-

1. In a game apparatus, a series of normally concealed releasable value indicators, a compartment for exposing a released indicator to ascertain the value thereof and including an intake opening'and a discharge slot, means for successively releasing the concealed indicators and for conducting them to said compartment for ex posure, a'loclcing member for said means, means for controlling the locking function of said 1nemher with respect to said releasing means, a shiftable discharge control means for the exposed into said compartment through said discharge slot and pivoted at one end within the compartment and arresting the discharge of an exposed indicator from said compartment until the release of a concealed indicator, andan actuating shaft for and common to said releasing and discharge control means and said member.

2. In a game apparatus, a container for storing and normally concealing a series of releasable value indicators, a compartment for exposing 2. released indicator to ascertain the value of the latter, means for successively releasing said indicators from said container and for conducting them to said compartment for exposure, said compartment having an intake opening and a discharge slot, and actuable means extending through said slot to normally contact the latter to arrest discharge of an exposed indicator and actuable to provide for the discharge of an exposed indicator through said discharge slot on the release of a concealed indicator.

3. In a game apparatus, a series of normally concealed and releasable value indicators f or exposure, a compartment for exposing successively released indicators, means for suc ssiveiy releasing said indicators and conducting them to said compartment for exposure, successively played player pieces for controlling the operation of said means to provide for the discharge of an exp indicator from said compartment on the release of a concealed indicator, a receptacle for exposing said successively played player pieces, and means to provide for the discharge of an exposed player piece simultaneously with the disvalue indicators, a container for said indicators,

a compartment for exposing 2. released indicator and means extending into and pivoted at one end within said compartment to provide for the discharge of an exposed player piece from said receptacle simultaneously with the discharge of an exposed indicator.

5. A game apparatus comprising an exposure compartment for a value indicator, a container for concealing value indicators, a vertically disposed oscillatory element extending into said container for successively releasing the value indicators from the latter, a horizontal support for and including a vertically disposed pivot for said element, a value indicator conducting means A discharging into said compartment, an oscillatory value indicator transferring element discharging into said conducting means and operating on an axis at right angles to the axis of said element, means for receiving a released value indicator from said oscillatory element and for discharging same into said transferring element, means to provide for the discharge of an exposed indicator from said compartment on the release of a concealed indicator from said container, independent operating mechanism for said oscillatory releasing element and discharge means, and a spring controlled rock shaft carrying said transferring element and mechanisms for operating them in opposite directions.

6. In a game apparatus, a housing having its front provided with a compartment for exposing a value indicator, a hopper for holding and concealing value indicators, said hopper supported within the housing, a vertically disposed,-grooved, apertured oscillatory value indicator releasing device extending into saidhopper for successively releasing the indicators therefrom and operating upon a vertical axis, means for receiving the successively released indicators and for conducting them to said compartment for exposure to ascertain their values, said means including an oscillatory element operatingon an axis at "ight angles'to the axis of said device provided with a socket to receive an indicator, and means to provide for the discharge of an exposed indicator on the release of a concealed indicator.

7. In a game apparatus, a housing having its front provided with a compartment for exposing a value indicator, a hopper for holding and conceallng value indicators, said hopper supported within the housing, a vertically disposed, grooved, apertured oscillatory value indicator releasing device extending, into said hopper for successively releasing the indicators therefrom and operating upon a vertical axis, means for receiv-- ing the successively released indicators and for conducting them to said compartment for exposure to ascertain their values, said means including an oscillatory element operating on an axis at right angles to the axis of said device provided with a socket to receive an indicator, said housing havingits front provided with a slot for front provided with a compartment for exposing a value indicator, a hopper for holding and concealing value indicators, said hopper supported within the housing, an oscillatory value indicator releasing device extending into said hopper for successively releasing the indicators therefrom and including a vertically disposed base having a vertical aperture and an upstanding extension integral with the base, the upper face of the base having a groove inclining downwardly towards the aperture, said element being operable upon its vertical axis, means for receiving the successively released indicators and for conducting them to said compartmentfor exposure to ascertain their values, said means including an oscillatory element provided with a socket to receive an indicator, and means to provide for the discharge of an exposed indicator on the release of a concealed indicator.

v 9. In a game apparatus, a housing having its front provided with a compartment for exposing a valueindicator, a hopper for holding and concealing value indicators, said hopper supported within the housing, an oscillatory value indicator releasing device extending into said hopper for successively releasing the indicators therehaving a vertical aperture and an upstanding extension integral with the base, the upper face of the base having a groove inclining downwardly towards the aperture, said element being operable upon its vertical axis, means for receiving the successively released indicators and for conducting them to said compartment for exposure to ascertain their values, said means including an oscillatory element provided with a socket to receive an indicator, said housing having its front provided with a slot for the successive playing of player pieces, a receptacle for exposing successively the played player pieces, and means for simultaneously discharging'the exposed indicator and player piece from said compartment and receptacle on the release of a concealed indicator.

MARVIN GAIL POOL.

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